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Rangers manager Walter Smith has high hopes for DaMarcus Beasley after the United States winger became his fifth summer signing.

Beasley, 25, has signed a three-year deal, following on from the captures of Alan Gow, Kirk Broadfoot, Graeme Smith and Jean-Claude Darcheville, and Smith is confident his latest recruit will be a success next season.

Smith said: “He’s a player who plays in the wider areas of the pitch Last season I felt we were a little bit short of pace in our team and he is very quick. For a player in his mid-20s, he is a very experienced player.”

He added: “He has experienced European football at PSV and had a spell on loan at Manchester City last season so he has also experienced British football and enjoyed that.

“He has almost 70 caps for the United States at the present moment so he is an experienced international player as well. He is one I hope can be a big asset for us.”

Scotland internationals Steven Naismith and Lee McCulloch, and Bordeaux’s Julien Faubert, are also targets but Smith admits he still has no idea whether he will be successful in recruiting the trio.

He said: “A lot of names have been mentioned. We have bids out for a number of players but whether we get them or not is a different matter.”

Heading out of the Ibrox exit door is 23-year-old defender Karl Svensson, who agreed a move to French club Caen.

Smith added: “We wish him well. He’s a nice lad and I hope he does well when he settles down in France.”